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The antique dealer population explodes in Mt. Dora, Fla., for Renninger's Extravaganza weekends, filling the grounds with numbers reaching 900 to 1,000 in the Antique Center grounds alone. The dealers aren't alone. Shoppers typically number 30,000 to 40,000 throughout the three-day events.

For the first time ever, several different glass clubs will converge this summer for one convention to focus on education, motivation and expanding memberships for clubs devoted to antique and vintage American Glass. The Mega Glass Convention, July 7-9 in Overland Park, Kan., will see see a gathering of seven large glass collecting clubs...

A René Lalique 'Serpent' vase in deep amber glass, circa 1924, with a molded signature, set a world record price Dec. 4 for Lalique when it realized $56,673 during Lalique, art glass and perfume bottles auction. The record sale was one of many stunning results, which even drew the attention one Oscar-winning actress who...

Frank Sinatra's custom-made tuxedo shirt, Michael Jackson's gilt-bronze clock and a stellar array of antiques and fine art awaits bidders in Don Presley Auctions' Jan. 1-2 sale. Approximately 600 lots will be offered, with the contents ranging from antique ivory and exceptional bronzes to Liberace's opulent fountains and an ensemble said to have been...

A huge, two-part auction featuring more than 200 pieces of rare and important pottery, including Edgefield pieces by Chandler, works attributed to Dave the Slave, and many pieces by the Meaders family, will be up for bid Dec. 11, 2010.

Custard glass came on the American scene in the 1890s, more than a decade after similar colors were made in Europe and England. Its distinctive colors and hand-painted decoration help this Victorian glass find a new audience.

FAIRFIELD, Maine — Hot on the heels of their hugely successful firearms auction that grossed $10 million, James D. Julia, Inc. is about to impress their glass buying clientele with a two-day auction of fine lamps and art glass, Dec. 2-3. The outstanding array of treasures is comprised of over 700 lots expected to...